It's December and I'm finally back!  I will fill you in on a few things that have happened since I last "saw" you and move on from there. 

My immediate family has been rocked with lots of trauma.  Without going into details let me just say that there has been a lot of division and anger.  I have been trying to stay positive and have been praying for and working on healing among family members.

My father-in-law died recently.  He has been ill with multiple major things for a long time.  The care facility he was in didn't give him water as instructed and he became dehydrated resulting in kidney failure.

My husband's best friend died recently due to complications from pancreatic cancer.  He was such an energetic man it is hard to comprehend.

I resigned from the board of our homeowner association.  All of a sudden one of the other board members began questioning my honesty.  After over three years of working together that was unbearable for me.  It is way easier to be a liar than to be honest and I focus hard on being honest.  The attack was personal and I resigned.

I began volunteering at a local no-kill cat shelter once a week.  I work on socializing the feral cats.  I have found I am somewhat intuitive on what dogs and cats are thinking.  In just five visits I have made progress.

I have been in a bit of a fog this year.  I haven't been spending the time in prayer and reading my Bible that I should.  I've been neglecting my spiritual and my physical self.  That is, until recently.  I am getting rid of things that hinder me and am getting back on track.

I'll be going through my emails and catching up on those.  I'll be doing my spiritual and physical exercises.  I anticipate it won't be easy.  It seems like every time I get on a good roll I am knocked off my horse.